Castlevania (2017-)

Description: When Lisa Tepes, beloved wife of Vlad Tepes AKA Dracula is acused of witchcraft and burned at the stake by an overzealous bishop, Dracula declares war on the people of Wallachia and unleashes an army of murderous demonic creatures from hell. Luckily, Trevor Belmont, last survivor of the Belmont clan, a disgraced family known for hunting all kinds of monsters, is still in town and agrees to take the fight to the lord of vampires.
Creator: Warren Ellis
Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso

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The Series is based on the events occurred in Wallachia in 1476, as told in Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System where Trevor Belmont is the main protagonist. It was published by Konami in Japan in 1989 and in North America in 1990. In Europe, it was published by Palcom Software in 1992.

With a 79% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Castlevania became the first ever adaptation of a video game to not get a rotten score (59% or lower).

This series is based on the third Castlevania game, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.

When doing some of her magic techniques. Sypha makes a hand gesture similar to the heavy metal “horns” gesture popularized by Ronnie James Dio. This seems strange, but according to Dio, it originated as a gesture to ward away evil spirits, making it surprisingly appropriate.

Reunites Richard Armitage with Graham McTavish after the trilogy films of The Hobbit, directed by Peter Jackson.